Provides technical leadership and architectural guidance while designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems. Leads technical initiatives, mentors engineering teams, establishes architectural standards, and develops scalable e-commerce and content management solutions. Responsibilities include defining technical strategy, evaluating technologies, ensuring reliability and security, and driving innovation across the organization.
Overview
EEOWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ID2026-13266 Pos. TypeFull-Time
The Software Architect will provide technical leadership and architectural guidance for our software engineering organization. As a Software Architect, you will be responsible for designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems while mentoring team members and driving technical excellence across the organization.
Responsibilities- Contribute to the architectural design and implementation of complex distributed systems
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams
- Drive technical decisions and promote best practices across the organization
- Design and implement scalable solutions, including e-commerce and content management systems
- Collaborate with product teams to define technical strategy and roadmap
- Evaluate and recommend new technologies and architectural patterns
- Ensure system reliability, performance, and security
- Lead critical technical initiatives and drive innovation
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a similar field. Equivalent experience considered
Experience:
- Typical candidates will have 8+ years of software engineering experience
- Typical candidate 1+ years of technical leadership of software engineering teams
Skills and Abilities:
- Extensive experience designing and building distributed systems, including message queues and event-driven architectures
- Strong background in e-commerce platforms, payment systems, and system integration
- Proven track record of leading complex technical projects
- Expert knowledge of software design patterns and architectural principles
- Expert-level proficiency in a modern tech stack (.NET preferred, alternatives considered)
- Experience with RDBMS and NoSQL databases
- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- 3+ years of experience in AWS
- Knowledge of CI/CD, git, and DevSecOps practices and tools
- Experience with design and implementation of monitoring and observability systems
- Excellent communication skills and mentoring abilities
- Prefer experience with C4 modeling & IcePanel
- Prefer experience with modern AI software development tools (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, etc.)
Travel:
- Travel is less than 10%.
Standard and Physical Requirements:
Position involves sitting long periods, standing, manual dexterity, stooping, bending and minimal lifting.
Alliance Team Members Demonstrate DRIVE:
- Dedicated: Follows through on commitments. Strong say/do.
- Respectful: Acts with integrity and values diverse perspective.
- Innovative: Always looking for a better way; leads change.
- Versatile: Adapts quickly to changing circumstances. Demonstrates agility.
- Engaged: Acts like an owner. Wants to create and grow a business which is tightly aligned with market needs.
EEOWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ID2026-13266 Pos. TypeFull-Time
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